Guard-cage



S. OLSON.

GUARD CAGE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 1920.

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S. OLSON.

I GUARD CAGE. APPLICATION FILED APR- 16. I920.

Patented July 27, 1920..

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PATENT OFFICE.

SWAN OLSON, 0F ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

GUARD-CAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 16, 1920. Serial No. 374,410.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SWAN OLSON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guard-Gages, of which the'following is a speclficatlon.

This invention relates to improvements in guard cages and its object is to provide novel means for safeguarding the employees and property of banks, post oflices and the like from attack and. robbery. With the foregoing and other objects in view the in-.

- of a turret employed.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of Fig. 4. Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several vlews.

The cage comprises the upper cylindrical section 1 provided with the roof 2, and the lower cylindrical section 3 having the base 4 formed with the perforation 5 so that the cage may be placed upon the floor of a building over a trap door and access to the cage may be had through the base of the same. The section 3 is provided with the door 6. The cage sections 1, 3 are connected by angular insert plates 6 andby a plurality of turrets 7 retained in operative position by the pivots 8, said turrets being thereby adapted to swing independently.

The turrets are arranged in a circle and spaced apart by the said insert plates 6, the lateral terminations 9 of which partially overlap the turrets to partially shield.

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them. Each turret is formed with a sightopening 10 for the barrel of a rifle and upon each side of said opening: 10 with the parallel angular guide cleats 11 between which the slide-plate 12 is arranged and formed with the terminal notch 13 which alines with the sight-opening 10 as the plate 12' is raised and lowered.

The cage 1 is provided with a plurality of observation slots 14 through which the operator from within the cage watches his surroundings ordinarily. In time of emergency such as attack or robbery he inserts the end of a rifle in a sight-opening 10 and covers the robbers. Added personal safety to the operator is afforded by 0105- ing the sight-openings to the minimum size necessary by means of slide plate 12. The turrets '7 being pivotally supported the maximum range is afl'orded the operator.

What is claimed is '1. In a guard cage, upper and lower sections, spaced insert plates connecting said sections, turrets pivotally inserted between said insert plates and formed with sight-.

openings, and slide plates arranged in said turrets and adapted for movement over said sight-openings. Y

2. In a guard cage, upper and lower cylindrical sections, spaced turrets connect ing said sections and formed with sightopenings, insert plates between said upper and lower sections and connecting and partially overlapping 'said turrets, and slide plates arranged in said turrets and adapted for movement over said sight-openings.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SWAN OLSON.

Witnesses: v

' J OHN ANDERSON, R. J. HARTNET'I. 

